Five Must-Have Accessories for Your iPad

We’ve been iPad users for almost a month now—here are the five accessories every tablet-toter should have on hand.

1____Everyday: As pretty as the iPad is, its slippery back and large glass screen scream, “Fragile!” Rather than hiding your new obsession in an ugly oversized case, try this Apple-designed sleeve, which offers maximum usability with a minimal footprint. Fold the cover back to create a raised screen angled for typing, or turn it on its side for a desktop picture frame or seat-back movie theater. Go to apple.com.

2____Personal space: Following in the footsteps of the Beats Studio headphones, created in collaboration with Dr. Dre, manufacturer Monster has shrunk the sturdy, bass-heavy cans to on-ear size and added a “ControlTalk” module to the cord, allowing for volume and playback control of your iPad music or audiobooks. Go to beatsbydre.com.3____On the road: While every new device usually means another charger to pack, the engineers at InCase cleverly squeezed a wall-outlet charger into a car-adapter housing, giving you unlimited iPad power in your home, hotel room, car, or airplane. And yes, it will also charge your iPhone or iPod, too. Go to goincase.com.

4____On location: As if the iPad needs one more reason to let you ditch the laptop when traveling or working on location, Apple’s Camera Connection Kit allows your point-and-shoot, iPhone, or DSLR to talk directly to your iPad, pulling across your digital photos so you can edit, email, or Tweet them in seconds. Go to apple.com.

5____At home: Though the iPad isn't replacing the tactile quality of a record sleeve anytime soon, the large screen really does let your album art shine. But what of the sound? You've come this far, so don’t skimp on audio quality or aesthetics. (Most computer speakers are ugly!) Instead, hook up the Bowers & Wilkins’s digitally amplified MM-1 speakers and your turntable and separates will look on with dust-covered jealousy. Failing that, at least your air-hockey or racing games will sound even closer to the real thing. Go to bowers-wilkins.com.